Parminder Kaur Nagra (born 5 October 1975) is an English film and television actress, known for playing Jess in the 2002 film
Bend It Like Beckham and
Dr. Neela Rasgotra in the
NBC medical drama
ER from 2003 to 2009. She has had several other major television roles, including a starring role as Meera Malik in the NBC crime drama
The Blacklist from 2013 to 2014.